Re: Would you buy a fragrance with this history ?

It sounds like the fragrance you are considering has been well-taken care of. However, I would personally never store my scents near consistent steam. But then again, I AM OCD. I have bought fragrances which are that old and even older and they turned out to be exquisite.

Re: Would you buy a fragrance with this history ?

I buy vintage/used bottles on Ebay fairly regularly, and pay no attention at all to whatever a seller tells me about how the bottle was stored. As long as the price is right, I take a chance. Individual colognes seem to react very differently to heat, light, and general mistreatment, to the point where I've had 30-year old bottles that were supposedly stored on a bathroom counter smell just like I'd expect; and 5 year old bottles supposedly stored in a box in an air conditioned closet smell totally off.

Besides, I tend not to trust anything that can't be verified. Statements like "Oh, I kept the bottle you're buying in a cabinet away from light and heat" are akin to the proverbial "Oh, this car was driven only on Sundays by a little old lady on her way to and from Church."

Re: Would you buy a fragrance with this history ?

Originally Posted by barclaydetolly

I buy vintage/used bottles on Ebay fairly regularly, and pay no attention at all to whatever a seller tells me about how the bottle was stored. As long as the price is right, I take a chance. Individual colognes seem to react very differently to heat, light, and general mistreatment, to the point where I've had 30-year old bottles that were supposedly stored on a bathroom counter smell just like I'd expect; and 5 year old bottles supposedly stored in a box in an air conditioned closet smell totally off.

Besides, I tend not to trust anything that can't be verified. Statements like "Oh, I kept the bottle you're buying in a cabinet away from light and heat" are akin to the proverbial "Oh, this car was driven only on Sundays by a little old lady on her way to and from Church."

That is absolutely true. There's no way of knowing, sometimes you just have to risk it.

Re: Would you buy a fragrance with this history ?

Originally Posted by Birdboy48

I've never understood how humidity could effect a sealed bottle.

The humidity seeps through the glass ?

I would assume that it is simply the equivalent of a bottle being store in cold then hot, causing the bottle to sweat. Due to these changes in temperature it affects the juice....condensation is a son of a bitch to fragrance I would assume.